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European Athletics Championships 2026: Keely Hodgkinson takes 800m silver behind Swiss rival Audrey Werro

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16 minutes ago

August 14, 2026

Keely Hodgkinson was forced to settle for European silver as Switzerland’s Audrey Werro denied the Briton a third consecutive title in a thrilling women’s 800m final in Birmingham.

The most eagerly anticipated event of the championships culminated in the expected three-way battle for supremacy between Hodgkinson, Swiss 22-year-old Werro and Dutch star Femke Broeders-Bol in front of a captivated sellout crowd of 23,000 inside Alexander Stadium.

Seeking to reassert her dominance in the event, Olympic champion Hodgkinson was roared on in pursuit of Werro by her home support but was unable to overhaul her new rival in the closing stages.

Having this season become the fastest athlete since the world record was set 43 years ago, Werro finished strong to land her first major international title in a championship record one minute 54.81 seconds.

While not the medal Hodgkinson had hoped for, silver represented the 24-year-old’s 12th senior international medal since she claimed her first as a teenager at the European Indoor Championships five years ago.

More to follow.

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Football gossip: Hinshelwood, Rodri, Osimhen, Gakpo, Munoz, Delap, Baleba

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2 minutes ago

August 14, 2026

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Arsenal lead race for Jack Hinshelwood, Barcelona set to make third Rodri bid, and Manchester United and Tottenham join Arsenal in discussing Victor Osimhen.

Arsenal are leading the race to sign English midfielder Jack Hinshelwood, 21, from Brighton. (Sun), external

Barcelona are set to make a third bid of about £60m for Spain midfielder Rodri, 30, but are still set to fall £10m short of Manchester City‘s valuation. (Independent), external

Manchester United, Tottenham and Arsenal have held internal talks about the possibility of signing Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 27, from Galatasaray. (Teamtalk), external

Liverpool‘s Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo, 27, has reached an agreement in principle over a move to Tottenham. (Voetbal International – in Dutch), external

Crystal Palace are set to demand up to £25m for 30-year-old Colombia right-back Daniel Munoz, who is a target for Everton. (Football Insider), external

Como have registered their interest in 23-year-old English forward Liam Delap, who Chelsea value at £55m. (Mail), external

Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, 31, has been stripped of the Marseille captaincy after rejecting a £15m move to Newcastle. (Mail), external

Newcastle have set their sights on Brighton and Cameroon star Carlos Baleba, 22, as they seek to reinforce their midfield. (Talksport), external

Coventry are keen on signing 20-year-old English defender Josh Acheampong from Chelsea. (Talksport), external

Arsenal‘s Gabriel Jesus is in talks with Napoli as the Brazil forward, 29, explores a summer move from north London. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external

Tottenham have been working on a deal for Savinho with the Brazil winger, 22, keen for a move from Manchester City. (Standard), external

Belgium winger Mika Godts is heading to Paris St-Germain, who have agreed to pay Ajax 55m euros (£47m) for the 21-year-old. (L’Equipe – in French), external

Leeds will have to pay ‘at least’ 10m euros (£8.5m) if they want to sign Switzerland defender Nico Elvedi, 29, from Borussia Monchengladbach. (Kicker – in German), external

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Hodgkinson motivated for next race with Werro after 800m silver

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9 minutes ago

August 14, 2026

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Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson says she has mixed emotions after settling for silver in the 800m final and says she is looks forward to her next race with Audrey Werro.

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Werro beats Hodgkinson to win 800m gold

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22 minutes ago

August 14, 2026

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Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson is unable to defend her 800m European title taking silver behind Switzerland’s Audrey Werro who has too much in the tank down the back straight.